Search for More Jobs
Get alerts for jobs like this Get jobs like this tweeted to you
Company: MedStar Health
Location: Rosedale, MD
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Not specified

Description

General Summary of Position
Monitors patients on the telemetry consoles.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities


  • Contributes to the achievement of established department goals and objectives and adheres to department policies procedures quality standards and safety standards. Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
  • Documents rhythm every two hours on EKG flow sheet. Immediately reports any change in cardiac rhythm to the nurse. Obtains strips of irregularities.
  • Maintains charge requisitions on monitored patients. Makes nursing personnel aware of need for replacement of patient electrodes and/or newly monitored patients to be connected.
  • Maintains safe and effective operation of the Monitoring Console at all times. Ensures that paper loaders are full.
  • Monitors assigned telemetry console. Obtains monitor strips at the start of each shift interprets strip puts date and time on each strip and places it on flow sheet.
  • Provides a verbal report to relief persons and gives a patient report to oncoming technicians.
  • Verifies and adjusts alarm limits as established for the levels appropriate to the individual patient. Verifies alarms are on at all times.
  • Participates in multi-disciplinary quality and service improvement teams.
  • Minimal Qualifications
    Education
    • High School Diploma or GED required or
    • equivalent. required
    Experience
    • Less than 1 year 6 months experience with emergency situations and maintaining continuous strips of cardiac rhythms required
    Licenses and Certifications
    • Completion of the Monitor Technician Program. required
    Knowledge Skills and Abilities
    • Verbal and written communication skills.
    • Basic computer skills preferred.

    This position has a hiring range of

    USD $18.00 - USD $28.73 /Hr.


     Apply on company website